Every year, winter brings with it a catastrophe for Beirut: Streets flood, roads cave in, sinkholes form, and whole buildings...
Environment
Reporting on Lebanon’s climate crisis, waste management failures, pollution, biodiversity loss, and environmental governance. This category includes investigations, explainers, and on-the-ground stories about climate resilience, local environmental challenges, and community responses.
At their sanitized table, men in white coats adjust their surgical masks and protective eyewear in preparation for the next...
More than 100 people have died across East Asia this month as extreme rain, floods, and landslides overtake several countries, including India, China, and Japan. Hundreds of thousands of citizens have been forced to evacuate. In parallel, Lebanon is gearing up for another potential season of wildfires, as temperatures reach...
Ardkon.com is an independent grassroots initiative designed to bring communities together while aiding social development. In this video, we sat...
With climate change an increasing looming threat, how can we protect Lebanon’s forests and preserve its agricultural heritage? In Episode...
Beirut Today spoke to key stakeholders at COP27 about the impact of climate change on health. Thank you to the contributions of specialists from these organisations: World Health Organisation Médecins Sans Frontières UNDP/UNDP Egypt International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Video by Karem Monzer...
Desiccated, naked trees of brittle brown bark. Broken twigs scattered across a flowerless plot. Spots of gray where fire several...
On Episode 6 of Riwayat, Beirut Today speaks to experts about the wastewater management in Lebanon: why the system operates...
This is the story of Tareeq El Nahl: how it started and where it’s going. It began as a garden focused on growing local plants in Wadi Batloun and it grew into a collective space for people’s enjoyment and education. Credit: Nina Bazin...
Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water and local organizations have begun to clean the course of Al-Jawz River in Batroun,...
What happens when politicians start thinking of garbage as a resource that Lebanon can economically benefit from?
One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Short-sightedness and bad waste management practices have led to ever-growing landfills and piles of trash on streets in Lebanon, but what happens when you start thinking of trash as a wasted economic opportunity? Watch “Trash for Profit”, episode 5 of Riwayat, now. Director:...